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Giustino Durano

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Giustino Durano (May 5, 1923 in Brindisi, Italy - February 18, 2002 in Bologna, Italy) was a long lasting movie actor who is best known for his work as the uncle of Giudo Orefice (Roberto Benigni) in the 1997 film, Life Is Beautiful.

Life Is Beautiful

The movie is centralized around his nephew Guido and great nephew Giosuè. In the movie he is the head waiter of a hotel dining room. As racial turmoil begins erupting in Italy against Jews, the Uncle, his nephew and great nephew are taken to a concentration camp. While at the camp, he was separated from his nephew and later killed in a gas chamber along with several other elderly people.

Filmography

Life Is Beautiful (1997) Uncle

The Bobo (1967) Druggist

After the Fox (1966) Critic

La Freccia d'Oro (1962) (Absent-Minded genie)

Queen of the Pirates (1962) (Battista)


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